diff --git a/api/resolvers/notifications.js b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
index 59b752fb..9a449f76 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/notifications.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/notifications.js
@@ -44,38 +44,38 @@ export default {
 
       let notifications = await models.$queryRaw(`
         SELECT ${ITEM_FIELDS}, "Item".created_at as "sortTime", NULL as "earnedSats",
-        false as mention
-        From "Item"
-        JOIN "Item" p ON "Item"."parentId" = p.id
-        WHERE p."userId" = $1
-        AND "Item"."userId" <> $1 AND "Item".created_at <= $2
+          false as mention
+          FROM "Item"
+          JOIN "Item" p ON "Item"."parentId" = p.id
+          WHERE p."userId" = $1
+            AND "Item"."userId" <> $1 AND "Item".created_at <= $2
         UNION ALL
         (SELECT ${ITEM_SUBQUERY_FIELDS}, max(subquery.voted_at) as "sortTime",
-        sum(subquery.sats) as "earnedSats", false as mention
-        FROM
-        (SELECT ${ITEM_FIELDS}, "Vote".created_at as voted_at, "Vote".sats,
-        ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY "Vote".created_at) -
-        ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY "Item".id ORDER BY "Vote".created_at) as island
-        FROM "Vote"
-        JOIN "Item" on "Vote"."itemId" = "Item".id
-        WHERE "Vote"."userId" <> $1
-        AND "Vote".created_at <= $2
-        AND "Vote".boost = false
-        AND "Item"."userId" = $1) subquery
-        GROUP BY ${ITEM_SUBQUERY_FIELDS}, subquery.island ORDER BY max(subquery.voted_at) desc)
+          sum(subquery.sats) as "earnedSats", false as mention
+          FROM
+          (SELECT ${ITEM_FIELDS}, "Vote".created_at as voted_at, "Vote".sats,
+            ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY "Vote".created_at) -
+            ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY "Item".id ORDER BY "Vote".created_at) as island
+            FROM "Vote"
+            JOIN "Item" on "Vote"."itemId" = "Item".id
+            WHERE "Vote"."userId" <> $1
+            AND "Vote".created_at <= $2
+            AND "Vote".boost = false
+            AND "Item"."userId" = $1) subquery
+            GROUP BY ${ITEM_SUBQUERY_FIELDS}, subquery.island ORDER BY max(subquery.voted_at) desc)
         UNION ALL
         (SELECT ${ITEM_FIELDS}, "Mention".created_at as "sortTime",  NULL as "earnedSats",
-        true as mention
-        FROM "Mention"
-        JOIN "Item" on "Mention"."itemId" = "Item".id
-        JOIN "Item" p on "Item"."parentId" = p.id
-        WHERE "Mention"."userId" = $1
-        AND "Mention".created_at <= $2
-        AND "Item"."userId" <> $1
-        AND p."userId" <> $1)
-        ORDER BY "sortTime" DESC
-        OFFSET $3
-        LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, me.id, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset)
+          true as mention
+          FROM "Mention"
+          JOIN "Item" on "Mention"."itemId" = "Item".id
+          JOIN "Item" p on "Item"."parentId" = p.id
+          WHERE "Mention"."userId" = $1
+          AND "Mention".created_at <= $2
+          AND "Item"."userId" <> $1
+          AND p."userId" <> $1)
+          ORDER BY "sortTime" DESC
+          OFFSET $3
+          LIMIT ${LIMIT}`, me.id, decodedCursor.time, decodedCursor.offset)
 
       notifications = notifications.map(n => {
         n.item = { ...n }
diff --git a/api/resolvers/user.js b/api/resolvers/user.js
index 4a7369a7..1104ed1a 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/user.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/user.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         throw new AuthenticationError('you must be logged in')
       }
 
-      return me.name === name || !(await models.user.findUnique({ where: { name } }))
+      return me.name?.toUpperCase() === name?.toUpperCase() || !(await models.user.findUnique({ where: { name } }))
     },
     recentlyStacked: async (parent, args, { models, me }) => {
       if (!me) {
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20210902220036_case_insensitive_names/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20210902220036_case_insensitive_names/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f69d081d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20210902220036_case_insensitive_names/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+  Warnings:
+
+  - A unique constraint covering the columns `[name]` on the table `users` will be added. If there are existing duplicate values, this will fail.
+
+*/
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citext;
+
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN name TYPE citext;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 3de4471c..9468a97c 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ model User {
   id             Int         @id @default(autoincrement())
   createdAt      DateTime    @default(now()) @map(name: "created_at")
   updatedAt      DateTime    @default(now()) @updatedAt @map(name: "updated_at")
-  name           String?     @unique
+  name           String?     @unique @db.Citext
   email          String?     @unique
   emailVerified  DateTime?   @map(name: "email_verified")
   image          String?